Brown County vs Sherman County

A side-by-side comparison of Brown County and Sherman County: population, income, housing, and more.

Brown County and Sherman County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sherman County has the higher population (2,974 vs 2,739 in Brown County). Sherman County has the higher median household income ($61,935 vs $51,538 in Brown County). Sherman County has the higher median home value ($135,000 vs $100,200 in Brown County).

Population, income & housing

	Brown County	Sherman County
Population	2,739	2,974
Median age	45.9 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,538	$61,935
Median home value	$100,200	$135,000
Median gross rent	$932	$866
Housing units	1,645	1,797
Homeownership rate	73.8%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brown County	Sherman County
Population	3,015 → 2,739 (-9.2%)	3,033 → 2,974 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$43,098 → $51,538 (+19.6%)	$50,781 → $61,935 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$79,700 → $100,200 (+25.7%)	$88,700 → $135,000 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$529 → $932 (+76.2%)	$534 → $866 (+62.2%)

Brown County

Population

3,0152,739

Median household income

$43,098$51,538

Median home value

$79,700$100,200

Median gross rent

$529$932

Sherman County

Population

3,0332,974

Median household income

$50,781$61,935

Median home value

$88,700$135,000

Median gross rent

$534$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brown County	Sherman County
Under 5	6.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	8.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.1%
65 to 74	15.3%	15.1%
75 and over	11.9%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brown County	Sherman County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brown County	Sherman County
No high school diploma	7.7%	8.7%
High school graduate	31.8%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brown County	Sherman County
Drove alone	78.4%	78.8%
Carpooled	8.9%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	4.2%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brown County	Sherman County
1-unit, detached	82.4%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.7%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Brown County	Sherman County
Poverty rate	12.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	10	21
Median year structure built	1962	1962